SEASON 7: EPISODE 2: 'TIS THE SEASON-WINTER-RESTING/REFLECTING/RENEWING

TIS THE SEASON: AS WE JOURNEY INTO A NEW SEASON IN OUR
LIFE, LET US REFLECT ON OUR LIFE, THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED,
AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE SHAPED US. WHEN WE FINISH, LET’S THANK
GOD FOR ALLOWING US EVERY DAY A NEW CHANCE TO START OVER, TO
BECOME BETTER, AND FOR HIS MERCY THAT IS NEW EVERY DAY. WHEN WE
ACCEPT JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, WE CAN BREATHE KNOWING THAT
THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION AND WE HAVE THE ASSURANCE THAT THERE IS
RESTORATION AND REDEMPTION IN EVERY SEASON OF OUR LIFE

INTRODUCTION: ‘TIS THE SEASON: WINTER-
RESTING/REFLECTING/RENEWING


SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 8:22- "As long as the earth remains,
there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and
winter, day, and night.”


 PSALM 74:15-17


15 You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and
you dried up rivers that never run dry.
16  Both day and night belong to you; you made the
starlight and the sun.
 17  You set the boundaries of the earth, and
you made both summer and winter.


Galatians 6:9- “So let’s not get tired of doing
what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of
blessings if we don’t give up.”


A king had four sons. To teach them an important lesson he
decided to ask them to visit a cherry tree in the deep forest of
their kingdom.


During the peak winter, he asked his eldest son to go and see the
tree and write a description of the tree. The prince came back
and told that the tree is barren, old, and hopeless. Not even
birds are coming near the tree. It looks useless and maybe it is
better to cut it down and use the wood before it rots.


During the middle of the spring, the king asked his second son to
visit the tree and write a description of the tree. The prince
came back and told that the tree is not barren, rather it is full
of beautiful cherry blossoms and looks young and promising. The
tree is surrounded by butterflies and bees who are enjoying its
flowers.


Then, in the summer the king sent his third son to go to see the
tree and come back with a description. When the prince returned,
he told that there are no blossoms, rather the tree is loaded
with delicious cherries and looked mature and valuable. Many
birds are living on the tree and enjoying the fruits.


Finally, in autumn the king asked his youngest son to visit the
tree and bring back a description of the tree. The prince
returned and described that the tree now has no fruit or flowers
as his brothers described. But it looks beautiful with its
colored leaves with lovely shades of gold, red and orange. It
looks like an ideal object for a painting.


Then the wise king asked his sons “What did you learn from this
experience?”


The other three princes were still thinking when the youngest son
shared his understanding:


·         Like the tree, we experience
different seasons of life and we are greatly affected by them.


·         We should not judge our life
based on only the current season in our life.


·         Every season has a purpose.


·         No matter what the current
season is, it will change again.


As I end, remember that we need to stop waking things up before
we are ready for them because they may destroy us. 


Please continue to listen every 1st Thursday of the month to
TOUCHED BY MERCY & LIVING ON GRACE PODCAST.


You can find us on FB, Instagram, Google, Apple iTunes, Spotify,
Buzzsprout, and YouTube. Continue to share, tell a friend, tell
somebody.


3 $25 gift cards giveaway to Amazon, Walmart, and Visa Wednesday,
February 1!


Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE
IT!


Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE
IT!